Cracker caddy



April 27 1926, l 1,582,375

H. R. Buss GRACKER CADDY Filed Feb.21, '1925 5 sheets-sheet 1 April 27,1926. 1,582,375

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April 27 1926.

H. R. Buss CRACKER CADDY Filed Feb. 21,

l1925 3 meets-Sheet 5 INVENToR.

Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT R. BLISS, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK,

CRACKER CADDY.

Application led February 21, 1925. Serial No. 10,780.

To all whom. it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERBERT R. BLISS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented Icertain new and useful Improvements in Cracker Caddies, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to a cracker caddy or box, and has for its object a caddy which can be built of three blanks with a greater saving in material.

One of the main features of my invention isthat means is provided for sealing the case, which means is part of the blank itself, so as to eliminate all necessity of pasting, gluing, stitching, or other fastening devices. hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Fig. .1 is a perspective of the open threeblank caddy.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the same after it has been'sealed.

Fig. 3 is a p-lan'view of the removable cover of another type.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the body of a modified form of case on which the said removable cover is used.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective showing this form of case sealed.

Fig. 6 is a large fragmentary perspective view partly in section, showing how the tab lock is effected. f

Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the tab lock.

Figs. 8 and 9 are plan views of the major blanks used in the three-blank and the twoblank types, respectively.

This invention relates particularly to. the

lid or cover construction of a cracker caddy,

. and has for its object a form of tab inter-lock Y Vwith a. tween t '55 which can be used not only to secure the lid or cover flanges together, but also for the purpose of fastening the lid of the body of the caddy.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the caddy is mad-e up ot three blanks, one forming the vtwo lside walls a and b, the bottom wall c. and the lid d.

The side and bottom walls are provided with corner flaps a1, c1 and b1; the lid d is proy videdwith the two lid flaps Z1-#d5 lined up air of small wings Z2-d?, and be ese two wings at the `end of the main blank is a large double foldable ap d, provided with tabs d5.

IThis will be more fully explained In order to close the case and assemble the cover together, this double flap is turned down over the top of the body of the box. The body of the box is provided with at least one flap b2, provided with slits b3. Preferablythere are two other topflaps e, f, which are simply turned in. \Vhen the lid is turned down the flap b2 is turned back as show-n in Fig. 1.' The coverliiange wings d2 are turned in on the outside of the flap b2. This is nicely shown in Fig. (S. flange of the double flap d* is then inserted up under the flap b2 and the tabs di are forced through not only the slits b3 in the tla'p, but also the slits d@ in the base of the double cover flap. It will therefore be ap.

parent that the tabs Z5 not only interlock the cover flaps together to provide the complete cover lange, but also serve to lock the cover'down onto the body of the box to close the box. In the usual cracker Caddies, it is customary to secure the cover on Awith a relatively long and wide paper strip that `passes over the top of thecover and down the sides, often interfering with advertising matter and requiring considerable material.

It will be obvious that it is desirable to have the cover anchored at one side of the case by means of an integral connection such be worked out with the Bliss No. 2 box,

such as is shown in my -prior Patent No. 1,512,157, could be worked out with the slotted container, the blank of which is shown in Fig. 9. Here the side walls are designated u, fv, lw and and the bottom flaps u1, o1, w1 and w1, while lthe top flaps are designated u2, '02, Iw2 and w. o2 and wz are lid-interlocking flaps which'can be turned back, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Here a removablelcover a. is employed. The cover e is provided with the two double flaps z, locking tabs a5 and slits a". The other two cover laps are designated al. The flange wings are designated z2. The only difference is thatl here the cover is removable and the flange wings are located at each side of the cover, and

The outer issued October 21, 1924;.01` it are four in number, 4and the double flaps are two in number. The lid-interlocking flaps are two in number and are designated :v2 and '02. The tab slits are designated v3 and w3.

It will be obvious that this caddy may be opened by reversing the process by which it is closed.

What I claim is:

l. A caddy or other` box, comprising a body member of paper board having at its top a flap which is arranged to turn back and provided with a slit, and a lid-of paper board having a double foldable flap provided with a ta'b, the said lid arranged to be fastened to the body of the box by folding the double llap over the turned back top flap and passing the tab through the tab slit in such body member flap.

2. A caddy or other box, comprising a body member constructed of paper board )Vith a turned-back flap having a slit therein, and a cover provided with a plurality of lid flaps one of which is a double flap and having flange wings adjacent said double llap, the sald cover being arranged to be assembled over the body of the box and the double flap being folded over the turnedback sealing flap and the flange wings and the tab passed through the tab slit in the folded-back flap.

3. A caddy or box, comprising a body portion constructed of paper board having at its top a flap which can be turned back and `which provided with a tab slit therein,

and a 'tover provided 'with a plurality of cover flaps some of which are provided with extensionsin the formof flange wings and one of which is a double flap with a tab projected therefrom, and a tab slit in the base of the ldouble flap, the said cover assembled over the body and secured thereto by turning the flange wings over the turned-back flap and then folding the double flap around such wings andaround the turned-back flap and passing the tab through the slit in the said turned back flap and the slit in the base of the double flap.

4. A caddy box or other box, comprising a major blank having at one end a turned. back flap provided with a slit, a pair of end blanks, some of said three blanks having corner flaps by which the same may be stitched together to form a flush-end case, the major blank provided at the opposite end with'a lid having three lid flaps, two on the side that are single and one on the end that is double, and having also flange wings, the said double flap provided with a tab, the lid arranged to be fitted down over the Vtop of the body of the case and the flange Wings folded 1n while the double flap is folded over such wings and under the folded back flap while the tab is passed through the slit to fasten the cover in place.

5. A caddy or other bo'x, comprising a major blank having at one end a flap provided with a slit, a pair of end blanks, some of said three blanks having which the saine may be stitched together to form a flush-end case, the major blank provided at the opposite end with a lid having three lid flaps, two on the-side that are single and one on the end that is double, and having also lflange Wings, the said double flap provided With a tab and a slit, the lid arranged to be fitted down over the top of the body of the case and the flange wings folded in while the double flap ,is folded over such wings and under the first mentioned flap while the tab is passed through the slit to fasten the .cover in place, and also passed up through the slit in the double flap.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

HERBERT R. BLISS.

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